Bruce on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, 12/17/15

Last night, Bruce Springsteen appeared on the Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, once again hyping The Ties That Bind collection and the subsequent tour.  It was a rather "tame" appearance, as Bruce didn't perform any music or partake in any skits.  However, fans got a chance to see some of the material that is included in the box set, to hear Bruce acknowledge the underlying homosexual themes in his music (I knew it!), and, most impressively, to hear the Roots do their rendition of the Ramones potential rendition of "Hungry Heart".  Catch up on all your Springsteen-ness below!

Bruce Calls In To E Street Radio

The level of hype for The Ties That Bind is, honestly, staggering.  I feel like I've started nearly every blog post these last two months with a sentence similar to that.  Most recently, "Bruce from New Jersey" called in to E Street Radio to discuss The Ties That Bind, as well as the upcoming tour.  Bruce explains the formation of the short tour, why he is playing The River at every show, and who will exactly be in the band.

Stay tuned for more and more Bruce this week, as he appears on Jimmy Fallon on Thursday and Saturday Night Live this weekend.

Song Spotlight - "Party Lights"

Keep that hype train chugging!  So, to date, we've got three major updates regarding The Ties That Bind.  First, there was the initial announcement, which cam along with the previously unreleased "Meet Me In The City",  That was followed by a clip of "Ramrod" from the Tempe concert.  Finally, it was announced Bruce would be playing on Saturday Night Live (and another live performance, this time of "The River", was also dropped).  Now, we've got another new track, "Party Lights".  Sounding a bit like someone took "Take 'Em As They Come", "Jackson Cage", "Janey Don't You Lose Heart", and "I Wanna Be With You" and smashed them all together, it's a very solid song (although I prefer "Meet Me In The City").  Either way, it's yet another nice treat to satisfy the Springsteen die-hards this holiday weekend, as they patiently await seeing the Ties That Bind documentary on HBO, Bruce on SNL, and, hopefully, any news about live dates.